Joseph Ida

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Joseph Ida, John Avena & Luigi Quaranta (May 30, 1927)

Giuseppe "Joseph" Ida (born November 6, 1890 in Fiumara , † after 1958) was an Italian-American mobster of the American Cosa Nostra , who in the hierarchy of the Philadelphia Crime Family in 1931 from Consigliere , to Underboss in 1936, to rose to boss in 1946.

Life

Early years

Giuseppe Ida was born on November 6, 1890 in Fiumara , a municipality in the Calabria region . Ida came to America in 1919, settled in South Philadelphia , and was officially naturalized. There he got to know the chief Salvatore Sabella , the underboss John “Nazzone” Avena and the consigliere Giuseppe “Joe Bruno” Dovi of the local organization. In 1927, Ida, Sabella, and three other gangsters were charged with the murder of two of their rivals, but none of the accused were convicted.

Change of power

Sabella retired in 1931 at the age of 40 and John Avena headed the organization until he was murdered in a drive-by shoot in the summer of 1936 and "Joe Bruno" Dovi became the new boss. Ida was named the new underboss by Dovi. On October 22, 1946, Dovi died of natural causes in a hospital in New York City and Ida was appointed the new head of the so-called Mafia Commission .

New boss

Under his leadership, the family gained far more power when he drove the Jewish mobsters out of their territories and put an end to the "Jewish Syndicate" in Philadelphia and South Jersey.

Ida and his organization were heavily influenced by the bosses of the Five Families ; the Luciano family in particular strove to influence the activities of other families. As the Philadelphia family grew in power in Atlantic City and South Jersey, they were already seen as a larger faction of the Luciano family, under the influence of Underboss Vito Genovese .

Ida and his underboss Dominick “Big Dom” Oliveto were among the 100 mafia members who took part in the legendary Apalachin meeting in 1957 ; a gathering of almost all bosses of the American Cosa Nostra in November 1957 which, in the municipality of Apalachin in New York took place and was raided by the local police. A total of 62 people were briefly arrested and identified; including Ida and Oliveto. Oliveto withdrew and shortly afterwards Ida was charged with drug trafficking and fled to Italy in 1958.

During his absence, Oliveto's successor, Antonio “Mr. Miggs “Pollina appointed acting boss; however, in 1959 the commission was deposed and Angelo "The Gentle Don" Bruno was appointed the new head of the family, which officially ended Ida's term of office.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jerry Capeci: The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Mafia, 2nd Edition . Penguin, January 10, 2012, ISBN 9781440625824 , pp. 74– (Accessed February 6, 2013).
  2. ↑ Arthur Nash: New York City Gangland . Arcadia Publishing, July 28, 2010, ISBN 9780738573144 , pp. 95– (accessed February 6, 2013).
  3. ↑ La Cosa Nostra Database - Joseph Ida
  4. ^ Penn Live - From Sabella to Merlino: Five Philadelphia mob bosses who impacted Pennsylvania and New Jersey
  5. ↑ La Cosa Nostra Database - Family - Scarfo
  6. ^ Mafia History - The American Mafia - Crime Bosses of Philadelphia
  7. ^ Carl Alves - The Mafia in Philadelphia Part 1
  8. ↑ Crime Inquiry Still Checking on Apalachin Meeting . In: Toledo Blade , Associated Press, July 2, 1958, p. Two. Retrieved May 27, 2012. 
  9. ↑ Apalachin Meeting Ruled Against Gang Killing Of Tough, Probe Told . In: Schenectady Gazette , Associated Press, February 13, 1959, pp. 1, 3. Retrieved May 27, 2012. 
  10. ↑ dvrbs - Dominick Oliveto
  11. ↑ La Cosa Nostra Database - Antonio - Mr Miggs - Pollina
  12. ↑ National Crime Syndicate - How Did Angelo Bruno Get Killed? - Death Photos
personal data
SURNAME Ida, Joseph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ida, Giuseppe
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian-American mobster
DATE OF BIRTH November 6, 1890
PLACE OF BIRTH Fiumara
DATE OF DEATH after 1958